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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
ACTION: Notice of a modified system of
records.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the provisions of
the Privacy Act of 1974, notice is given
that the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (Board)
proposes to modify an existing system
of records entitled BGFRS–20, ‘‘FRB—
Survey of Consumer Finances’’ to
account for changes necessitated by title
III of the Foundations for EvidenceBased Policymaking Act of 2018
(Evidence Act). BGFRS–20 is a system
of records that covers the Survey of
Consumer Finances (SCF), which is a
voluntary triennial survey of a
representative sample of households
that collects information on household
finances, income, employment, attitudes
and demographics.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before July 21, 2023. This modified
system of records will become effective
July 21, 2023, without further notice,
unless comments dictate otherwise.
The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), which has oversight
responsibility under the Privacy Act,
requires a 30-day period prior to
publication in the Federal Register in
which to review the system and to
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provide any comments to the agency.
The public is then given a 30-day period
in which to comment, in accordance
with 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and (11).
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by BGFRS–20 ‘‘FRB—Survey
of Consumer Finances,’’ by any of the
following methods:
• Agency Website: https://
www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments at
https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/
foia/proposedregs.aspx.
• Email: regs.comments@
federalreserve.gov. Include SORN name
and number in the subject line of the
message.
• Fax: (202) 452–3819 or (202) 452–
3102.
• Mail: Ann E. Misback, Secretary,
Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, 20th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20551.
In general, all public comments will
be made available on the Board’s
website at www.federalreserve.gov/
generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm as
submitted, and will not be modified to
remove confidential, contact or any
identifiable information. Public
comments may also be viewed
electronically or in paper in Room M–
4365A, 2001 C St. NW Washington, DC
20551, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
during Federal business weekdays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David B. Husband, Senior Counsel,
(202) 530–6270, or david.b.husband@
frb.gov; Legal Division, Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, 20th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551.
For users of telephone systems via text
telephone (TTY) or any TTY-based
Telecommunications Relay Services,
please call 711 from any telephone,
anywhere in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board
is modifying this system of records in
response to the passage of title III of the
Foundations for Evidence-Based
Policymaking Act of 2018 (Evidence
Act), which reauthorized and expanded
the Confidential Information Protection
and Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA).
Under CIPSEA as amended, OMB is
tasked with creating a Standard
Application Process (SAP) to permit
entities and individuals to apply to
access confidential data assets accessed
or acquired under CIPSEA by a
statistical agency or unit for the
purposes of developing evidence. The
Board is therefore amending this SORN
to permit access to information in the
system of records for the purpose of
developing evidence.
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Specifically, the Board is adding a
new routine use to permit access to
protected information (the Survey of
Consumer Finances (SCF)) by
individuals for the purpose of
developing evidence, subject to
appropriate control, supervision, and
agreement to comply with all relevant
legal provisions. These include
requirements and standards issued by
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) in accordance with the Standard
Application Process laid out in M–23–
04 or any successor document. The
Board is deleting the existing systemspecific routine uses because the routine
uses do not describe intended sharing of
SCF data but rather describe
administrative and technical safeguards
and thus has moved that language to the
administrative and technical safeguards
section. The Board is also revising the
administrative, technical, and physical
safeguards to reflect that access may be
granted to outside entities or
individuals for the purposes of
developing evidence, subject to
appropriate controls, supervision, and
agreement to comply with all relevant
legal provisions. The Board is also
adding Routine Use G to permit sharing
with contractors and taking the
opportunity to update the system
location, the system manager, the
authority for maintenance of the system,
the purpose of the system, and the
policies and practices for storage of
records.
The Board is also making technical
changes to BGFRS–20 consistent with
the template laid out in OMB Circular
No. A–108. Accordingly, the Board has
made technical corrections and nonsubstantive language revisions to the
following sections: ‘‘Policies and
Practices for Storage of Records,’’
‘‘Policies and Practices for Retrieval of
Records,’’ ‘‘Policies and Practices for
Retention and Disposal of Records,’’
‘‘Administrative, Technical and
Physical Safeguards,’’ ‘‘Record Access
Procedures,’’ ‘‘Contesting Record
Procedures,’’ and ‘‘Notification
Procedures.’’ The Board has also created
and populated the following new
sections: ‘‘Security Classification’’ and
‘‘History.’’
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
BGFRS–20, ‘‘FRB—Survey of
Consumer Finances’’.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, 502 S Sharp Street,
Baltimore, MD 21201 and U.S. Census
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Alice H. Volz, Chief, Microeconomics
Survey Section, Research and Statistics
Division, Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and
Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC
20551, 202–452–3080, or alice.h.volz@
frb.gov.
information describing survey
participation. No identifying
information is included in this category.
(c) For a part of the survey sample,
information from statistical records
derived from individual tax returns,
which includes a Social Security
Number and date of birth, but otherwise
contains no other identifying
information.
(d) Files of information matched to
the survey data by high-level
characteristics, such as general location,
occupation, banking market, etc. No
identifying information is included in
this category.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Section 2A and 12A of the Federal
Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 225a and 263)
and the Confidential Information
Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act
of 2018 (44 U.S.C. 3561–3583).
Survey participants provide the
information. Survey interviewers
provide other information about the
steps taken to obtain an interview, the
progress of the interview, and the
general characteristics of the
neighborhood of the sample address.
NORC provides technical sample design
information for a geographically based
part of the survey sample. Statistical
records for sample members in the other
part of the sample are derived from
individual tax returns, which are
obtained from the Statistics of Income
Division of the Internal Revenue
Service.
Bureau, Bowie Computer Center, 17101
Melford Boulevard, Bowie, MD 20715.
Information is also collected and
maintained on behalf of the Board, by
National Opinion Research Center at the
University of Chicago (NORC) at 1808
Swift Drive, Oak Brook, IL 60523.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
The Microeconomic Survey Section, a
recognized statistical unit of the U.S.
government, collects and maintains the
Survey of Consumer Finance (SCF)
records for statistical purposes only in
accordance with CIPSEA. The SCF
records are used to structure, conduct,
and process the SCF. The SCF is a key
part of the national statistical system
and it provides a basis for a wide variety
of government, academic, and other
statistical research.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
Individuals who voluntarily respond
to the SCF.
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CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
NORC, the independent contractor for
survey data collection, holds three types
of files for the SCF:
(a) Answers given by survey
participants in the course of the
administration of the survey
questionnaire. No identifying
information is included in this category.
(b) Answers given by interviewers to
questions about the administration, or
attempted administration, of the survey
interview, and answers given by
interviewers to questions about the area
around the sample addresses. No
identifying information is included in
this category.
(c) A control file containing the name,
address, other identifying or locating
characteristics of members of the survey
sample, and technical information
describing survey participation.
The Board holds five types of files:
(a) All information included in NORC
(a) and NORC (b).
(b) A control file containing general
geographic characteristics and technical
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ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
Data collected as a part of the SCF are
protected under the Confidential
Information Protection and Statistical
Efficiency Act of 2018 (CIPSEA). To the
extent that disclosure is permitted
under CIPSEA, records may be
disclosed for general routine uses C, G,
I, and J. These general routine uses are
located at https://www.federal
reserve.gov/files/SORN-page-generalroutine-uses-of-board-systems-ofrecords.pdf and are published in the
Federal Register at 83 FR 43872 at
43873–74 (August 28, 2018). In
addition, records may also be disclosed
to permit outside entities or individuals
to access information for the purposes of
developing evidence subject to
appropriate controls, supervision, and
agreement to comply with all relevant
legal provisions. These include
requirements and standards issued by
the Office of Management and Budget in
accordance with the Standard
Application Process laid out in M–23–
04 or any successor document.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF
RECORDS:
Records are stored in electronic form
and some historical records are kept in
paper.
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POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF
RECORDS:
Records of answers provided by
survey participants or interviewers can
be retrieved by an identification number
(which is generated for administrative
purposes). Control file records can be
retrieved by all categories of identifying
information and above noted
identification number.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND
DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
All input information is retained at
least six months after the accuracy of
the database has been verified and
destroyed when no longer needed for
administrative or reference purposes.
The final version of the SCF data set is
one statistically altered to protect the
identity of the survey participants; this
data set is placed in the public domain.
A data set without these alterations is
retained as a restricted version within
the Microeconomics Surveys Section at
the Federal Reserve Board.
ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL
SAFEGUARDS:
Access to records is limited to those
whose official duties, consistent with
CIPSEA, require it, or to outside entities
or individuals for the purposes of
developing evidence, subject to
appropriate controls, supervision, and
agreement to comply with all relevant
legal provisions. All records are secured
by such controls as required to comply
with CIPSEA. Electronic files are stored
on secure servers. The system has the
ability to track individual user actions
within the system. The audit and
accountability controls are based on
NIST and Board standards which, in
turn, are based on applicable laws and
regulations. The controls assist in
detecting security violations and
performance or other issues in the
system. Users are classified into
different roles and common access and
usage rights are established for each
role. User roles are used to delineate
between the different types of access
requirements such that users are
restricted to data that is required in the
performance of their duties. Periodic
assessments and reviews are conducted
to evaluate the overall security of the
system and data, determine whether
users still require access, have the
appropriate role, and whether there
have been any unauthorized changes.
The survey contractor uses information
in the system to devise and execute a
plan to request an interview with all
members of the survey sample; access to
such information is available only to
those involved in the sample design and
its implementation in the field. Upon
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completion of the data collection, access
by the contractor is limited to the
specific information necessary to
complete the initial processing of the
data and to respond to requests from
survey participants.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
The Privacy Act allows individuals
the right to access records maintained
about them in a Board system of
records. Your request for access must:
(1) contain a statement that the request
is made pursuant to the Privacy Act of
1974; (2) provide either the name of the
Board system of records expected to
contain the record requested or a
concise description of the system of
records; (3) provide the information
necessary to verify your identity; and (4)
provide any other information that may
assist in the rapid identification of the
record you seek.
The Board handles all Privacy Act
requests as both a Privacy Act request
and as a Freedom of Information Act
request. The Board does not charge fees
to a requestor seeking to access or
amend his/her Privacy Act records.
You may submit your Privacy Act
request to the—Secretary of the Board,
Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, 20th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20551.
You may also submit your Privacy Act
request electronically by filling out the
required information at: https://
foia.federalreserve.gov/.
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CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
The Privacy Act allows individuals to
seek amendment of information that is
erroneous, irrelevant, untimely, or
incomplete and is maintained in a
system of records that pertains to them.
To request an amendment to your
record, you should clearly mark the
request as a ‘‘Privacy Act Amendment
Request.’’ You have the burden of proof
for demonstrating the appropriateness of
the requested amendment and you must
provide relevant and convincing
evidence in support of your request.
Your request for amendment must: (1)
provide the name of the specific Board
system of records containing the record
you seek to amend; (2) identify the
specific portion of the record you seek
to amend; (3) describe the nature of and
reasons for each requested amendment;
(4) explain why you believe the record
is not accurate, relevant, timely, or
complete; and (5) unless you have
already done so in a related Privacy Act
request for access or amendment,
provide the necessary information to
verify your identity.
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NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
Same as ‘‘Access procedures’’ above.
You may also follow this procedure in
order to request an accounting of
previous disclosures of records
pertaining to you as provided for by 5
U.S.C. 552a(c).
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
HISTORY:
This SORN was previously published
in the Federal Register at 73 FR 24984
at 24987 (May 6, 2008). The SORN was
also amended to incorporate two new
routine uses required by OMB at 83 FR
43872 (August 28, 2018).
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2023–13091 Filed 6–20–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
ACTION: Notice of a new system of
records.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the provisions of
the Privacy Act of 1974, notice is given
that the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (Board)
proposes to establish a new system of
records, entitled BGFRS–45, ‘‘FRB—
Debt Collection Records.’’ BGFRS–45
includes records concerning debts owed
to the Board or to the United States
(including but not limited to restitution
collectible by the United States) that
arise out of the Board’s operations or
other activities, and records concerning
the Board’s efforts to collect these debts.
The Board will create, collect, and
maintain these records to support its
debt collection efforts, and to facilitate
compliance with statutory and
regulatory requirements.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before July 21, 2023. This new system
of records will become effective July 21,
2023, without further notice, unless
comments dictate otherwise.
The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), which has oversight
responsibility under the Privacy Act,
requires a 30-day period prior to
publication in the Federal Register in
which to review the system and to
provide any comments to the agency.
The public is then given a 30-day period
SUMMARY:
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in which to comment, in accordance
with 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and (11).
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by BGFRS–45 ‘‘FRB—Debt
Collection Records,’’ by any of the
following methods:
• Agency Website: https://
www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments at
https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/
foia/proposedregs.aspx.
• Email: regs.comments@
federalreserve.gov. Include SORN name
and number in the subject line of the
message.
• Fax: (202) 452–3819 or (202) 452–
3102.
• Mail: Ann E. Misback, Secretary,
Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, 20th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20551.
In general, all public comments will
be made available on the Board’s
website at www.federalreserve.gov/
generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm as
submitted, and will not be modified to
remove confidential, contact or any
identifiable information. Public
comments may also be viewed
electronically or in paper in Room M–
4365A, 2001 C St. NW, Washington, DC
20551, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
during Federal business weekdays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David B. Husband, Senior Counsel,
(202) 530–6270, or david.b.husband@
frb.gov; Legal Division, Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, 20th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551.
For users of telephone systems via text
telephone (TTY) or any TTY-based
Telecommunications Relay Services,
please call 711 from any telephone,
anywhere in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2019,
the Board adopted regulations providing
for the collection of debts owing to the
United States arising out of the Board’s
operations or its enforcement and other
regulatory activities. See 84 FR 15502
(April 16, 2019) and codified at 12 CFR
part 267, ‘‘Procedures for Debt
Collection.’’ Prior to the adoption of
these regulations, the Board’s debt
collection processes focused on salary
offset from current Board employees
and were addressed via the Board’s
payroll processes. Building upon this
adoption of new procedures and after
reviewing the Board’s existing debt
collection processes, the Board has
determined to expand its collection
processes beyond current employees, to
include persons indebted either to the
Board or the United States (including
but not limited to restitution or
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
ACTION: Notice of a modified system of records.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, notice
is given that the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
(Board) proposes to modify an existing system of records entitled
BGFRS-20, ``FRB--Survey of Consumer Finances'' to account for changes
necessitated by title III of the Foundations for Evidence-Based
Policymaking Act of 2018 (Evidence Act). BGFRS-20 is a system of
records that covers the Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF), which is a
voluntary triennial survey of a representative sample of households
that collects information on household finances, income, employment,
attitudes and demographics.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 21, 2023. This
modified system of records will become effective July 21, 2023, without
further notice, unless comments dictate otherwise.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which has oversight
responsibility under the Privacy Act, requires a 30-day period prior to
publication in the Federal Register in which to review the system and
to provide any comments to the agency. The public is then given a 30-
day period in which to comment, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)
and (11).
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by BGFRS-20 ``FRB--
Survey of Consumer Finances,'' by any of the following methods:
Agency Website: https://www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/proposedregs.aspx.
Email: [email protected]. Include SORN name
and number in the subject line of the message.
Fax: (202) 452-3819 or (202) 452-3102.
Mail: Ann E. Misback, Secretary, Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20551.
In general, all public comments will be made available on the
Board's website at www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm as submitted, and will not be modified to remove
confidential, contact or any identifiable information. Public comments
may also be viewed electronically or in paper in Room M-4365A, 2001 C
St. NW Washington, DC 20551, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. during
Federal business weekdays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David B. Husband, Senior Counsel,
(202) 530-6270, or [email protected]; Legal Division, Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551. For users of telephone systems via
text telephone (TTY) or any TTY-based Telecommunications Relay
Services, please call 711 from any telephone, anywhere in the United
States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board is modifying this system of
records in response to the passage of title III of the Foundations for
Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (Evidence Act), which
reauthorized and expanded the Confidential Information Protection and
Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA). Under CIPSEA as amended, OMB is
tasked with creating a Standard Application Process (SAP) to permit
entities and individuals to apply to access confidential data assets
accessed or acquired under CIPSEA by a statistical agency or unit for
the purposes of developing evidence. The Board is therefore amending
this SORN to permit access to information in the system of records for
the purpose of developing evidence.
Specifically, the Board is adding a new routine use to permit
access to protected information (the Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF))
by individuals for the purpose of developing evidence, subject to
appropriate control, supervision, and agreement to comply with all
relevant legal provisions. These include requirements and standards
issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in accordance with
the Standard Application Process laid out in M-23-04 or any successor
document. The Board is deleting the existing system-specific routine
uses because the routine uses do not describe intended sharing of SCF
data but rather describe administrative and technical safeguards and
thus has moved that language to the administrative and technical
safeguards section. The Board is also revising the administrative,
technical, and physical safeguards to reflect that access may be
granted to outside entities or individuals for the purposes of
developing evidence, subject to appropriate controls, supervision, and
agreement to comply with all relevant legal provisions. The Board is
also adding Routine Use G to permit sharing with contractors and taking
the opportunity to update the system location, the system manager, the
authority for maintenance of the system, the purpose of the system, and
the policies and practices for storage of records.
The Board is also making technical changes to BGFRS-20 consistent
with the template laid out in OMB Circular No. A-108. Accordingly, the
Board has made technical corrections and non-substantive language
revisions to the following sections: ``Policies and Practices for
Storage of Records,'' ``Policies and Practices for Retrieval of
Records,'' ``Policies and Practices for Retention and Disposal of
Records,'' ``Administrative, Technical and Physical Safeguards,''
``Record Access Procedures,'' ``Contesting Record Procedures,'' and
``Notification Procedures.'' The Board has also created and populated
the following new sections: ``Security Classification'' and
``History.''
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
BGFRS-20, ``FRB--Survey of Consumer Finances''.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 502 S Sharp
Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 and U.S. Census
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Bureau, Bowie Computer Center, 17101 Melford Boulevard, Bowie, MD
20715. Information is also collected and maintained on behalf of the
Board, by National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago
(NORC) at 1808 Swift Drive, Oak Brook, IL 60523.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
Alice H. Volz, Chief, Microeconomics Survey Section, Research and
Statistics Division, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
20th Street and Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20551, 202-452-
3080, or [email protected].
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
Section 2A and 12A of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 225a and
263) and the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical
Efficiency Act of 2018 (44 U.S.C. 3561-3583).
PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
The Microeconomic Survey Section, a recognized statistical unit of
the U.S. government, collects and maintains the Survey of Consumer
Finance (SCF) records for statistical purposes only in accordance with
CIPSEA. The SCF records are used to structure, conduct, and process the
SCF. The SCF is a key part of the national statistical system and it
provides a basis for a wide variety of government, academic, and other
statistical research.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
Individuals who voluntarily respond to the SCF.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
NORC, the independent contractor for survey data collection, holds
three types of files for the SCF:
(a) Answers given by survey participants in the course of the
administration of the survey questionnaire. No identifying information
is included in this category.
(b) Answers given by interviewers to questions about the
administration, or attempted administration, of the survey interview,
and answers given by interviewers to questions about the area around
the sample addresses. No identifying information is included in this
category.
(c) A control file containing the name, address, other identifying
or locating characteristics of members of the survey sample, and
technical information describing survey participation.
The Board holds five types of files:
(a) All information included in NORC (a) and NORC (b).
(b) A control file containing general geographic characteristics
and technical information describing survey participation. No
identifying information is included in this category.
(c) For a part of the survey sample, information from statistical
records derived from individual tax returns, which includes a Social
Security Number and date of birth, but otherwise contains no other
identifying information.
(d) Files of information matched to the survey data by high-level
characteristics, such as general location, occupation, banking market,
etc. No identifying information is included in this category.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Survey participants provide the information. Survey interviewers
provide other information about the steps taken to obtain an interview,
the progress of the interview, and the general characteristics of the
neighborhood of the sample address. NORC provides technical sample
design information for a geographically based part of the survey
sample. Statistical records for sample members in the other part of the
sample are derived from individual tax returns, which are obtained from
the Statistics of Income Division of the Internal Revenue Service.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
Data collected as a part of the SCF are protected under the
Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of
2018 (CIPSEA). To the extent that disclosure is permitted under CIPSEA,
records may be disclosed for general routine uses C, G, I, and J. These
general routine uses are located at https://www.federalreserve.gov/files/SORN-page-general-routine-uses-of-board-systems-of-records.pdf
and are published in the Federal Register at 83 FR 43872 at 43873-74
(August 28, 2018). In addition, records may also be disclosed to permit
outside entities or individuals to access information for the purposes
of developing evidence subject to appropriate controls, supervision,
and agreement to comply with all relevant legal provisions. These
include requirements and standards issued by the Office of Management
and Budget in accordance with the Standard Application Process laid out
in M-23-04 or any successor document.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS:
Records are stored in electronic form and some historical records
are kept in paper.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS:
Records of answers provided by survey participants or interviewers
can be retrieved by an identification number (which is generated for
administrative purposes). Control file records can be retrieved by all
categories of identifying information and above noted identification
number.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
All input information is retained at least six months after the
accuracy of the database has been verified and destroyed when no longer
needed for administrative or reference purposes. The final version of
the SCF data set is one statistically altered to protect the identity
of the survey participants; this data set is placed in the public
domain. A data set without these alterations is retained as a
restricted version within the Microeconomics Surveys Section at the
Federal Reserve Board.
ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
Access to records is limited to those whose official duties,
consistent with CIPSEA, require it, or to outside entities or
individuals for the purposes of developing evidence, subject to
appropriate controls, supervision, and agreement to comply with all
relevant legal provisions. All records are secured by such controls as
required to comply with CIPSEA. Electronic files are stored on secure
servers. The system has the ability to track individual user actions
within the system. The audit and accountability controls are based on
NIST and Board standards which, in turn, are based on applicable laws
and regulations. The controls assist in detecting security violations
and performance or other issues in the system. Users are classified
into different roles and common access and usage rights are established
for each role. User roles are used to delineate between the different
types of access requirements such that users are restricted to data
that is required in the performance of their duties. Periodic
assessments and reviews are conducted to evaluate the overall security
of the system and data, determine whether users still require access,
have the appropriate role, and whether there have been any unauthorized
changes. The survey contractor uses information in the system to devise
and execute a plan to request an interview with all members of the
survey sample; access to such information is available only to those
involved in the sample design and its implementation in the field. Upon
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completion of the data collection, access by the contractor is limited
to the specific information necessary to complete the initial
processing of the data and to respond to requests from survey
participants.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
The Privacy Act allows individuals the right to access records
maintained about them in a Board system of records. Your request for
access must: (1) contain a statement that the request is made pursuant
to the Privacy Act of 1974; (2) provide either the name of the Board
system of records expected to contain the record requested or a concise
description of the system of records; (3) provide the information
necessary to verify your identity; and (4) provide any other
information that may assist in the rapid identification of the record
you seek.
The Board handles all Privacy Act requests as both a Privacy Act
request and as a Freedom of Information Act request. The Board does not
charge fees to a requestor seeking to access or amend his/her Privacy
Act records.
You may submit your Privacy Act request to the--Secretary of the
Board, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street
and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551.
You may also submit your Privacy Act request electronically by
filling out the required information at: https://foia.federalreserve.gov/.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
The Privacy Act allows individuals to seek amendment of information
that is erroneous, irrelevant, untimely, or incomplete and is
maintained in a system of records that pertains to them. To request an
amendment to your record, you should clearly mark the request as a
``Privacy Act Amendment Request.'' You have the burden of proof for
demonstrating the appropriateness of the requested amendment and you
must provide relevant and convincing evidence in support of your
request.
Your request for amendment must: (1) provide the name of the
specific Board system of records containing the record you seek to
amend; (2) identify the specific portion of the record you seek to
amend; (3) describe the nature of and reasons for each requested
amendment; (4) explain why you believe the record is not accurate,
relevant, timely, or complete; and (5) unless you have already done so
in a related Privacy Act request for access or amendment, provide the
necessary information to verify your identity.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
Same as ``Access procedures'' above. You may also follow this
procedure in order to request an accounting of previous disclosures of
records pertaining to you as provided for by 5 U.S.C. 552a(c).
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
HISTORY:
This SORN was previously published in the Federal Register at 73 FR
24984 at 24987 (May 6, 2008). The SORN was also amended to incorporate
two new routine uses required by OMB at 83 FR 43872 (August 28, 2018).
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2023-13091 Filed 6-20-23; 8:45 am]
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